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Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re

Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag of $110 billion, according to Munich Re. These insured losses were slightly lower than the US$47 billion reported for the …

Insurers Look to Loosen UN Climate Alliance Rules After Member Exodus: Sources

The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership requirements, after a recent exodus of members, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The U.N.-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance …

ANALYSIS – Breakup of Insurers’ Climate Coalition Driven by U.S. Regulation Fears

The success of Republicans in triggering the breakup of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at tackling climate change is down to U.S. states being the industry’s primary regulator, interviews with industry executives and former officials show. The U.N.-backed Net-Zero …

Update: List of Insurers Exiting Climate Group Grows, Including Lloyd’s, Tokio Marine

The list of firms walking out of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance continued to grow this week, adding to an exodus as the industry struggles to navigate anti-ESG attacks led by the Republican Party. The latest round of defections includes …

Climate Alliance Sounds Alarm on ‘Political Attacks’ on Insurers

“Political attacks” are interfering with insurers’ efforts to price climate risks, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero said on Friday, after a wave of insurers quit an industry climate group following pressure in the United States. “These political attacks …

UPDATE: ESG-Bashing Triggers More Defections From Insurer Climate Group

The world’s biggest climate alliance for insurers has started hemorrhaging members, after Republican attorneys general accused the group of antitrust violations. On Thursday, French insurers AXA SA and SCOR SE, as well as Allianz SE of Germany, became the latest …

Lloyd’s of London CEO Neal Calls for Rethink of UN Climate Alliance Rules

A global climate alliance for insurers needs to make its membership rules less prescriptive or risk falling apart, the boss of Lloyd’s of London said after political pressure from some U.S. states prompted some companies to leave. The United Nations …

Anti-ESG Rhetoric in U.S. Prompts Urgent Talks as Insurers Quit Climate Coalition

The world’s biggest climate coalition for insurers is set to hold emergency talks after a wave of defections revealed the extent to which anti-ESG rhetoric in the US is unsettling members. Signatories of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance are due …

UN Says U.S. Concerns Have Led to Insurers Quitting Climate Alliance

The United Nations Environment Programme on Wednesday said “recent discussions within the United States” had been behind four insurance firms quitting a UN-convened alliance aimed at reducing carbon emissions in recent months. Republican federal and state lawmakers, governors, and attorneys …

Lloyd’s Cyber War Exclusions: Confusing, Disruptive, but Necessary?

The rollout of the Lloyd’s cyber war exclusions has received considerable criticism for the chaos and confusion caused in the weeks leading up to the March 31st effective date. But there are some certainties to keep in mind about the …